Progress update:.

I clicked on "Repair your computer"... after a couple of screens, I got to

1. Continue - Exit and continue to Windows 10.

2. Troubleshoot - Reset your PC or see advanced...

I hit escape... took me to "Windows Setup" screen. There were option for language, time blah blah... I hit yes.

Took me to a screen that sates "Install Now" or a link to "repair your computer"...

OK..progress made, finally.

I clicked F2 as computer started, it went to a new screen with boot options. The options showed that the USB and DVD were a priority but #3 & #4. I changed the DVD to...

Well, I tried this method, both with a USB drive and a DVD... same results as before.

How do we know the laptop would even try and boot from one of these alternatives?

Damn, I was hoping you were onto something... did as you instructed, word for word...same results

Nope. With computer off, I hit the power button, I see "ASUS", then a blue Microsoft icon, then a "loading" icon (clockwise rotating dots), then black screen with the loading icon remaining, I hear...

My wife's ASUS UL80V is in trouble. She chose to install Windows 10 and then forced to have the updates installed. After the most recent update, can't get the machine to start.

When we push the...

I downloaded the recovery tool... I'm back in business although minus all the apps but I can recover. Thanks

All of those would be great if... I wasn't a noob re: computer's. I thought if I wanted to take any of those actions I would need to get past the log in screen, which I can't. I tried to get into...

Last night, I ran a spy hunter program that came up with 65 issues, mostly cookies. I cleaned up those and was required to reboot my computer.

After reboot... the log in screen appeared and the...